Next manager

[Swizzlestick]

Does he have a decent reputation?

This is an underwhelming one for me - it seems to be a change in strategy/playing style, and read a lot about how out of his depth he was in Belgium. I’m not sure he has the character required to sort this squad out.

Note this isn’t a dereliction of duty in relation to supporting the team, just my thoughts on the summary of a long managerial appointment process.

[agreenwood]

I’ve been struggling a bit with this since the news broke yesterday. Clearly he’s got a good track record in this division and from a cold business point of view you can see it makes sense. Probably more sense than some of the far less experienced “names” that seemed to get some of our fans excited.

Then there’s the nagging feeling that he’s not quite the right fit for us, even though I’m probably just basing it on how he looks and how he sounds. Although part of it I think is the negative reaction I’ve seen since he was first linked and the concern that fans will turn on him quickly if we don’t make a good start.

I don’t really know where I’m at with it, but if it’s him then we do need to get behind him and the team. We can’t afford to squander the position we find ourselves in with this squad either through indifference or negativity filtering through to this very young squad on the pitch.

One thing I will say is that he’s still very young by coaching standards and presumably still developing his style and approach. I don’t think you can fully assume that the football we’ll see will be identical to what was seen at his previous clubs.

[JarrowClaret]

One positive about getting Parker is it proves for 128 pages people talking absolute waffle about what they know, brilliant!

Why do you care so much about this? How do you know if what was said was waffle or genuine information that was ultimately proved incorrect?

I agree it is annoying when people come on here stating blatant rubbish as facts but when you target posters as you have done over this it makes people who have genuine information to give think twice before posting it just in case it doesn’t happen and people like you jump on them.

[bumba]

The opening fixtures for us could either work for or against Parker.
Get off to a good start and beat Rovers then the fans will back him, instant hero and all that.
Losa a few or get a bad result against Rovers and fans will instantly turn.

[NewClaret]

We don’t have the best squad, thanks to Kompany we have a massively unbalanced squad that’s going to take a lot of sorting out.
Parker wouldn’t have been my choice but if he does arrive he’ll get my full backing.

Can you tell me which teams have a better squad?

Out of interest, who would you swap with?

[Cazaris]

Saying "it can't be any worse than last season" under Parker is a bit of an optimistic stretch. I don't remember us getting pumped 9-0 by any side last season. Parker may have overseen 2 Championship promotions, but he then followed one of those up with immediately getting relegated and another one by being sacked after only 4 games in the Prem.

To bring it full circle with Pace's old "prettiest girl in town" analogy, it's like we've been dumped by said pretty girl and we've gone out on the lash trying to get with all the most attractive women, whether they've got a boyfriend or not, and now we're so desperate to avoid having a sad w*nk at home alone that we're just looking for anyone who'll give us more than 2 seconds of attention.

It's disappointing as it feels like we're taking a step backwards in the managerial department. Love him or hate him, Kompany was a huge coup for us when we signed him, and looking at some of the names of people we've interviewed this summer Pace obviously wanted to keep boosting the profile of the club and this just feels... underwhelming.

It'd be bad to go into the season without a new appointment, but honestly at this point I'd rather go into the season with Bellamy in place and keep looking for the right option than settling for a manager we don't fully believe will take us to that next level just because of the time constraints.

[RVclaret]

Does he have a decent reputation?

This is an underwhelming one for me - it seems to be a change in strategy/playing style, and read a lot about how out of his depth he was in Belgium. I’m not sure he has the character required to sort this squad out.

Note this isn’t a dereliction of duty in relation to supporting the team, just my thoughts on the summary of a long managerial appointment process.

Wouldn’t say it’s a huge shift in playing style. Probably a bit more pragmatic and less open, while more cautious if taking the lead.

His Bournemouth team averaged 58% possession, play out from the back, 4-3-3/4-2-3-1, had the most 10+ pass sequences in the league (same as we did) and actually created more xG per 90 than Kompany’s Burnley did (1.65 v 1.43).

[Burnley1989]

Why do you care so much about this? How do you know if what was said was waffle or genuine information that was ultimately proved incorrect?

I agree it is annoying when people come on here stating blatant rubbish as facts but when you target posters as you have done over this it makes people who have genuine information to give think twice before posting it just in case it doesn’t happen and people like you jump on them.

Pretty much exactly what I thought whilst reading through this thread over the last few days

[NewClaret]

The opening fixtures for us could either work for or against Parker.
Get off to a good start and beat Rovers then the fans will back him, instant hero and all that.
Losa a few or get a bad result against Rovers and fans will instantly turn.

Yeah, I thought we were unlucky last year with the fixtures landing the way they did and also unlucky this year. Not an ideal scenario for any new incoming manager.

[bartons baggage]

Moaning when we haven't named a manager then moaning when one is strongly linked.
This forum is full of mental illness.

[Dark Cloud]

Moaning when we haven't named a manager then moaning when one is strongly linked.
This forum is full of mental illness.

I'm not sure moaning is a mental illness.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Hooping Parker can keep the positives from his two promotions , takes his learnings from Belgium and has looked at how he can adapt and improve his set up whilst he’s had some time away from the game.

Worth noting that he’s almost certainly going to be working with many new coaches that he hasn’t previously been with. This may see subtle changes come to the fore also. Fingers crossed .

UTCardigan

[kentonclaret]

Any of us could have got those teams promoted.

Only scraping through the play offs with Fulham is not particularly impressive tbh.

Wow, you really know what you are talking about I’m impressed.
Fulham faced a Brentford side in the Play Off Final that fielded a front 3 of Watkins, Mbuemo and Benrahma that had scored 59 goals between them. Brentford had twice beaten Fulham that season.
Parker set up Fulham completely differently for the Wembley Final surprising many in what has since been described as a “tactical masterclass”. The Brentford front 3 were completely stifled and Fulham victorious.
What a breath of fresh air to have appointed a manager with some tactical nous who knows how to get out of the Championship.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Must admit I am absolutely baffled by the hate Parker is getting.

A British manager with a great record at this level. What is not to like?

[South West Claret.]

…At least he’s not Frank Lampard

[AGENT_CLARET]

I think Parker will be a cross between Dyche and Southgate with his playing style.

[dandeclaret]

Saying "it can't be any worse than last season" under Parker is a bit of an optimistic stretch. I don't remember us getting pumped 9-0 by any side last season. Parker may have overseen 2 Championship promotions, but he then followed one of those up with immediately getting relegated and another one by being sacked after only 4 games in the Prem.

To bring it full circle with Pace's old "prettiest girl in town" analogy, it's like we've been dumped by said pretty girl and we've gone out on the lash trying to get with all the most attractive women, whether they've got a boyfriend or not, and now we're so desperate to avoid having a sad w*nk at home alone that we're just looking for anyone who'll give us more than 2 seconds of attention.

It's disappointing as it feels like we're taking a step backwards in the managerial department. Love him or hate him, Kompany was a huge coup for us when we signed him, and looking at some of the names of people we've interviewed this summer Pace obviously wanted to keep boosting the profile of the club and this just feels... underwhelming.

It'd be bad to go into the season without a new appointment, but honestly at this point I'd rather go into the season with Bellamy in place and keep looking for the right option than settling for a manager we don't fully believe will take us to that next level just because of the time constraints.

2 promotions followed by relegation..... a step up on a manager with one promotion and one very weak relegation having spent £100m?

Liverpool got beat 7 was it at Villa? So we wouldn't appoint Klopp, Ferguson got done 6 at Southampton? So that's him out? Single results can happen anywhere.

Last season, the team averaged over 2 goals per game conceded - an impossible position to win games from. It was rotten, they weren't competitive in much more than a handful of games in a full season, with a team made up of youtube players who lacked work rate.

In the analogy of the "prettiest girl in town", it's more likely that turned out that Shrek's girlfriend really wasn't a princess. Kompany's visible traits included lack of clear decision making, creation of a squad lacking cohesion or tactical nous, and as a manager a clear lack of people management skills and the necessary approach to not fall out with people left right and centre.

[Dark Cloud]

I can't help feeling that with Parker being "available" and linked all along we must have looked at this avenue ages ago and chosen not to appoint at the time, but to continue our search in the belief we can do better. Now, weeks later after exploring numerous other potentially more dynamic options, some of whom have almost certainly knocked us back, we've decided to go back and appoint him. It smacks of us settling for second best because in the end we couldn't get the kind of appointment we hoped for and pre season is looming and we've a whole host of ins and outs to sort.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I think Parker will be a cross between Dyche and Southgate with his playing style.

I can’t see any remote similarities in style

[NickBFC]

If it is Parker then he'll, quite rightly, have my backing. This is an important season for the club and negativity from the stands isn't going to help anyone. Every appointment is a gamble - VK could have failed dramatically in his first season. Parker could take us up and keep us up, who knows?

[Venkys4eva]

I can't help feeling that with Parker being "available" and linked all along we must have looked at this avenue ages ago and chosen not to appoint at the time, but to continue our search in the belief we can do better. Now, weeks later after exploring numerous other potentially more dynamic options, some of whom have almost certainly knocked us back, we've decided to go back and appoint him. It smacks of us settling for second best because in the end we couldn't get the kind of appointment we hoped for and pre season is looming and we've a whole host of ins and outs to sort.

Or.. There was an interview process where he was the outstanding candidate due to his experience and previous promotions vs once playing for man united.

[jedi_master]

One thing you’d hope with Parker is that either makes Foster a goal machine or brings one in. Solanke was pretty useless until Parker had him (29 goals), and he had Mitrovic get 26 too (less crazy perhaps as he is just ridiculous at this level). Clearly likes an orthodox number 9 to lead the line. I’m not convinced Foster can do that job based on what we’ve seen since Christmas.

Interesting to see what he does there.

[BigChaCha]

Hopefully, Parker is a stop-gap with the sole aim of getting us promoted so we can then get a more sophisticated manager in!... There are exceptions but in general, English managers are horrific in the Premier League statistically ...

The ideal scenario would be... Gets us promoted from the dinosaur league, and then we replace him with a progressive continental manager.

[Dark Cloud]

Any manager we appoint, Parker included, will always get my backing until such time as they clearly don't deserve it. I genuinely hope every manager and player we ever sign is a success, whether I initially agree with it or not. Kompany got my full support the entire season last term, despite everything that went on, and I would have liked him here next season too. I was exceptionally underwhelmed when we appointed Dyche and that didn't turn out too badly, so whoever we get this time I'll be giving them every chance.

[Walt]

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head- ... is-tactics

A good analysis of Bournemouth's season in Championship. 2nd highest scorers, lowest conceded. Summarised by the author as very exciting football

[Claret Till I Die]

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[Walt]

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head- ... is-tactics

A good analysis of Bournemouth's season in Championship. 2nd highest scorers, lowest conceded. Summarised by the author as very exciting football

[northeastclaret]

Moaning when we haven't named a manager then moaning when one is strongly linked.
This forum is full of mental illness.

When’s your next therapy appointment?

[bfcjg]

I'm prepared

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[Mattster]

Have you got next weeks lotto numbers too?

Feel free to come back to this mid-season if I'm wrong.

[Dark Cloud]

Or.. There was an interview process where he was the outstanding candidate due to his experience and previous promotions vs once playing for man united.

Good point in fairness and you could well be right!
(PS. Just thinking . If Parker is any good, why hasn't anyone employed him as a TV pundit for the Euros??? Just a thought......)

[clarets1978]

I despair of this board. We could have appointed Guardiola and there would still be people moaning on here.

[martin_p]

I can't help feeling that with Parker being "available" and linked all along we must have looked at this avenue ages ago and chosen not to appoint at the time, but to continue our search in the belief we can do better. Now, weeks later after exploring numerous other potentially more dynamic options, some of whom have almost certainly knocked us back, we've decided to go back and appoint him. It smacks of us settling for second best because in the end we couldn't get the kind of appointment we hoped for and pre season is looming and we've a whole host of ins and outs to sort.

Vincent Kompany was free but we still went through a proper process to appoint him, interviewing a number of candidates and choosing the one deemed the best fit.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Parkers transfers in at Fulham

Harry Wilson
Nathaniel Chalobah
Antonee Robinson
Harrison Reed
Kenny Tete
Tosin Adarabioyo
Terence Kongolo

At Bournemouth

Emiliano Marcondes
Orjan Nyland
Gary Cahill
Jamal Lowe
Ryan Christie
Robbie Brady
James Hill
Siriki Dembele
Kieffer Moore
Ryan Fredericks
Joe Rothwell

From that above list at Bournemouth six were free transfers four were Undisclosed and one was £1.6 million so not a lot of money spent and some experienced heads brought in

[martin_p]

I despair of this board. We could have appointed Guardiola and there would still be people moaning on here.

No experience of the Championship.

[Longtimeclaret]

One thing you’d hope with Parker is that either makes Foster a goal machine or brings one in. Solanke was pretty useless until Parker had him (29 goals), and he had Mitrovic get 26 too (less crazy perhaps as he is just ridiculous at this level). Clearly likes an orthodox number 9 to lead the line. I’m not convinced Foster can do that job based on what we’ve seen since Christmas.

Interesting to see what he does there.
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I am also not convinced Foster is the solution .Parker signed Kieffer Moore to assist Bournemouth’s promotion chances a couple of years ago.Don’t think I would be too keen on him either, but we do need strengthen up front.

[AGENT_CLARET]

I've screenshot loads of comments on this thread and will post them all at the end of the season

[TheFamilyCat]

Good point in fairness and you could well be right!
(PS. Just thinking . If Parker is any good, why hasn't anyone employed him as a TV pundit for the Euros??? Just a thought......)

Rooney's got a pundit gig at the Euros. It's not a reliable barometer of managing ability.

[clarets1978]

Saying "it can't be any worse than last season" under Parker is a bit of an optimistic stretch. I don't remember us getting pumped 9-0 by any side last season. Parker may have overseen 2 Championship promotions, but he then followed one of those up with immediately getting relegated and another one by being sacked after only 4 games in the Prem.

To bring it full circle with Pace's old "prettiest girl in town" analogy, it's like we've been dumped by said pretty girl and we've gone out on the lash trying to get with all the most attractive women, whether they've got a boyfriend or not, and now we're so desperate to avoid having a sad w*nk at home alone that we're just looking for anyone who'll give us more than 2 seconds of attention.

It's disappointing as it feels like we're taking a step backwards in the managerial department. Love him or hate him, Kompany was a huge coup for us when we signed him, and looking at some of the names of people we've interviewed this summer Pace obviously wanted to keep boosting the profile of the club and this just feels... underwhelming.

It'd be bad to go into the season without a new appointment, but honestly at this point I'd rather go into the season with Bellamy in place and keep looking for the right option than settling for a manager we don't fully believe will take us to that next level just because of the time constraints.

Kompany coming wasnt a coup at the time. He was a manager with very little experience that had failed miserably at a big club in Belguim. You're sat there judging a manager that has clear credentials to get us promoted over a result which was acheived in the premier league anyway. I assume by that theory Stan Ternent must one of our worst ever managers with all the 6's and 7's we conceded with him...... And with all that you say you'd rather go into the season with a guy that was leaving and has never managed a team.... You're on a wind up right??

[clarets1978]

No experience of the Championship.

like it

[clarets1978]

I've screenshot loads of comments on this thread and will post them all at the end of the season

Which ones though? Must be a lot of screenshots

[ClaretInLeeds]

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head- ... is-tactics

A good analysis of Bournemouth's season in Championship. 2nd highest scorers, lowest conceded. Summarised by the author as very exciting football

Don't be coming on this thread and offering a balanced view based on opinions given by people who have actually watched a team that he managed!

[JarrowClaret]

I have no idea about any managers style of football other than the famous 1s such as pep or our managers so I can’t say what type of football Parker plays. Surely we can’t go back to Dyche like football as some are suggesting on this thread with this squad it would potentially be an unmitigated disaster.

[martin_p]

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head- ... is-tactics

A good analysis of Bournemouth's season in Championship. 2nd highest scorers, lowest conceded. Summarised by the author as very exciting football

Yeah but cardigans!

[Boss Hogg]

I had hoped I would wake up this morning to find that this was just a bad dream...

Hopefully you are in school now. The drama queenery is pathetic by just a handful of posters. Some fans are so narrow minded. Some of the reasons for not liking him include wearing cardigans, his interview style, he’s folded his arms and he’s only managed southern teams. I’ll be getting behind him 100% from the off like most proper fans. He can wear 5 cardigans at once for all I care.

[Dark Cloud]

Rooney's got a pundit gig at the Euros. It's not a reliable barometer of managing ability.

I know! Hence the laughing face. Neville is a much sought after pundit, but his managerial CV is on a par with mine!

[dsr]

I can't help feeling that with Parker being "available" and linked all along we must have looked at this avenue ages ago and chosen not to appoint at the time, but to continue our search in the belief we can do better. Now, weeks later after exploring numerous other potentially more dynamic options, some of whom have almost certainly knocked us back, we've decided to go back and appoint him. It smacks of us settling for second best because in the end we couldn't get the kind of appointment we hoped for and pre season is looming and we've a whole host of ins and outs to sort.

If the first choice isn't available, then obviously we settle for second best. The only other option is to do without a manager altogether.

Life is full of "second best". If you make an offer to buy a house and it gets knocked back, you don't live on the streets. You buy a "second best" house. If your favourite clothes are in the wash, you don't sit their naked. You wear "second best". If your restaurant has run out of your favourite food, you don't go hungry. You get "second best".

[randomclaret2]

Hopefully you are in school now. The drama queenery is pathetic by just a handful of posters. Some fans are so narrow minded. Some of the reasons for not liking him include wearing cardigans, his interview style, he’s folded his arms and he’s only managed southern teams. I’ll be getting behind him 100% from the off like most proper fans. He can wear 5 cardigans at once for all I care.

If the weather doesnt pick up he may well have to

[Sproggy]

It'd be bad to go into the season without a new appointment, but honestly at this point I'd rather go into the season with Bellamy in place and keep looking for the right option than settling for a manager we don't fully believe will take us to that next level just because of the time constraints.

If it is Parker then I'm pretty sure that the people who have been speaking to him repeatedly over the last 5 weeks (i.e. not you) will have full faith in him to take us to the next level and won't be offering him a multi million pound contract simply becasue they're a bit short of time.

[agreenwood]

I know there’s a lot of antipathy towards Pace and ALK, but the idea that they haven’t been in through a rigorous process to get the where we are just because they’ve appointed someone people don’t like, is feintly ridiculous.

It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that Parker’s record at this level and him impressing the board and whoever they had help with the process at interviews has led them to the decision.